Match-box.



G. B. COOMBS.

MATCH BOX.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 12. 1010.

1,039,259, Patented 861913.24, 1912.

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MATCH-BOX.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 24, 1912.

A lication filed May 12, mm. Serial No. 560,889.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES 13. (bonus, a citizen of the United States,residing at ash'ua, in the county of Putnam, State of Florida,- haveinvented certainnew and useful Improvements in MatcluBoxes; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the SZUITB'.

The invention relates to match boxes and more particularly to .the classof match box attachments forlanterns;

The primary 'object of the invention is the provision of a match boxwhich may be detachably mounted or secured to a lantern of the usual orappropriate construction so that on raising the cover or lid of the boxa match will be ejected through the'mouth portion of the box so that itcan be freely iemoved therefrom.

Another object of the invention is'the provision of a match box of thischaracter in which the match receptacle may be attached to ordetachedfrom the frame of a lantern of the ordinary well-known con struction,the match receiver being so c0ntructed that a match will be ejected adistance from the receiver whereby it may be' quickly and. readilyremoved for the convenience of the. user.

A further object of the invention is the provision ofua match box whichshall be simple in construction, thoroughly reliable and eiiicient inoperation and which may be manufactured and sold at a minimum orcomparatively low cost.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in theconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts as will behereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, disclosing the preferred form of embodiment of the invention,and pointed out in the Y claim hereunto appended.

, In the drawings:-Figure 1 isa side elevation ofa lantern with thematch box mounted thereon constructed in accordance with the invent-ion.Fig. 2 is an enlarged side elevation of the match box detached from thelantern. Fig. 3' is a side elevation of. the match box the cover beingin raised position and the box being partly broken away. vFig. L is atransverse sectional view on the line 1- 1 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is avertical longitudinal sectional view through the lOOXI I Similarreference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several'views in the drawings.

Referring to the drawings by numerals 6 designates the base, 7 thereservoir and 8 the frame of a lantern of the usual coris'truction andform, the globe9 and the handle 10 are secured to the side bars 11 ofthe frame 8 in the usual manner.

Tho-improved match .box comprises a 1101- "opposite sides of the sidebars 11 of the frame 8 of the lantern so that the said body or receivermay be detachably mounted upon the frame of said lantern, this body orreceptacle 12 is open at its ends for a purpose as will be hereinaftermore fully des ribed.

Slidabl'y'mounted Within the-receiver or body 12 is a match ejectorcomprisinga thimble shaped holder 14 having rising centrally therefroma. stem 15 the same being joined to a removable cover or cup 16 thelatter having a depending annular flange 17 adapted to surround andembrace the wall of the body 12 to form an air tight closure for themouth of the body or receiver, the holder 14 being of zr-dlametercorresponding to the interior diameter of the body or receiver 12 and isadapted to slidably engage therewith, the purpose of the body being openat its bottom, to enable a person to insert their finger in the open"end so that the finger will contact with the holder 14 thus enabling itto. be pushed upwardly within the body or receptacle for ejectingmatches therefrom.

Formed on theinner wall of the body or receiver 12 are inwardly directedstop projections 18 the same being spaced from the open end or mouthportion of the said body or receiver so that on the raising of the lid16 from'the body or receiver and moving the match ejector outward of thereceiver the holder let will approach the stop projections l8 and itsupper edge will contact therewith so as to prevent the match ejectorfrom being entirely withdrawn from the receiver or body. The matches areplaced within the ejector by having their heads disposed within theholder 14 so that their other ends will be ejected a distance out-' wardfrom. the mouth portion of the body or receiver 12 on the removal of thecap '01" cover 16 therefrom.

within the scope of the appended claim withtion. a

What is claimed is As an article of manufacture, a match box comprisinga cylindrical body formed of 2 out departing from the spirit of theinvenpositionand adjacent to each other to form 30 gripping members, thefingers being located I at spaced points. vertically of the body and amatch receptacle member movable in the body for ejecting or inclosin thematches.

In testimony whereof, Ba x my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

CHARLES B. cooMBs Witnesses: I JACOB CLARK, J J USTUS DALLOW.

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